Prostrate Shape

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The Youngstown Juniper can be expected to grow in the zones shown on this map.

Attributes:A trailing beauty of superb coloring, It is valued for its adaptability to all types of planting sites. Useful for ground cover, slope plantings, foundations or in containers.

Description:Low spreading, male, compact form of 'Plumosa', gray-green to blue-green color turning purplish to bronze in cold weather. It grows at a slow to medium rate, about 10' in ten years with deep taproots and is long lived. (zones 3-9)

Wildlife Value:Juniper berries are good wildlife food, high in vitamin C.

History/Lore/Use:The creeping juniper is a North American native. This cultivar was developed by Andorra Nurseries of Philadelphia.

Moisture:This juniper can withstand hot, dry as well as swampy sites.

Leaves: Gray-green, glaucous, soft-textured, scale-like, 1/6" long, pressed close to the stem in 4 ranks. Foliage has a featherlike texture and turns purplish to bronze tinge in winter.